Land-gehwearf

Old English Dictionary Entry

Land-gehwearf

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 land-gehwearf

n. An exchange of land; commutatio terræ :-- Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Byrhtelm biscop and Aþelwold abbod hæfdon ymbe hira landgehwerf ... Se biscop gesealde ða hída æt Cenintúne and se abbud gesealde ðæt seofontýne hýda æt Crydanbricge, Chart. Th. 191, 6. land-gehwearf

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚪᚾᛞ-ᚷᛖᚻᚹᛠᚱᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"